Thrifty Tips (May 10, 2019)

Here's a pretty last minute Mother's Day card, made with recycled materials. If you have a special way you are celebrating this year, please share it with us.

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Today's Featured Post

Cutout "MOM" Card for Mother's Day

By 15mhhm15

I made my mom this Mother's Day card. It is simple yet sweet because it's handmade. My mom isn't a fan of "real cut flowers", so I thought it would be cute to decorate this card with a flower/floral motif from a Macy's catalog that I was about to toss out anyway!

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Today's Guides

Using a Metal Headboard and Footboard in Your Garden

Metal Head and Footboard for Your Garden - blush headboard with sign

Deodorizing Your Home

Stretching Butter With Oil

Making Curtains Longer

Name Ideas for a Childcare Business

Creative Uses for Canning Jars

Today's Posts

Sausage Kale Spinach Skillet

By attosa

My best friend and I were doing a 2 week low carb and zero bread challenge, so I had to come up with a lot of filling dishes that went by the rules. This was one of them. So full of flavour and textures, I'd eat this even without a challenge!

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Tool Organizer

By Robyn

I wanted to help organize some loose tools, that were all mixed together, in an old bucket. I had seen my husband looking everywhere for the right tool. I decided to use an organizer, that I had previously stored colored rubber bands in. I put the various sizes together so they would be easier to identify.

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Yo Yo Barrettes

This video shows you step by step instructions on how to make your own yo yo barrettes.

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Use Old Cassette Cases to Organize Cords

By coville123

I have a lot of cords laying around ,so I decided to roll them up and put them into some old cassette cases we had around. It makes them easier to store and find. Great for earphones, phone cords etc. It also keeps them from tangling.

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Beating Diabetes

By kerly87

We are beating diabetes the frugal way! Last year my husband was diagnosed with diabetes after numerous health problems. I, too, am diabetic. We decided to change our life.

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Dear Webby's Joke of the Day

An exhausted hunter out in the wilds stumbled into a camp. "Am I glad to see you," he said, "I've been lost for three days!"

"Don't get too excited, friend," the other hunter replied. "I've been lost for three weeks."

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Today's Questions

Making Paint on Denim Permanent

I just spent over 30 combined hours painting a few pairs of jeans and I'd like them to not fade with washing. I didn't know about making a clear base coat first, so I didn't do that. I just used Tulip fabric paint and painted away. Upon completion I used a Sharpie marker to give it a stroke and go around all the lines. I then ironed it for a few minutes to heat it.